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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 356 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (How to arrange it): Contrast = strong differences; alignment = lined-up edges; repetition = the same styles again. Proximity = related things close together; balance = even visual weight. Hierarchy = the most important thing biggest and first.

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  1. 1.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  2. 2.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  7. 7.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  10. 10.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  16. 16.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  23. 23.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  25. 25.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  29. 29.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  33. 33.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  35. 35.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  36. 36.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance

Answer key

  1. the title is the largest
  2. True
  3. balance
  4. pictures in a neat line
  5. hierarchy
  6. white words on black
  7. False
  8. hierarchy
  9. contrast
  10. False
  11. alignment
  12. balance
  13. hierarchy
  14. captions on a grid
  15. repetition
  16. alignment
  17. contrast
  18. contrast
  19. repetition
  20. a centred, even layout
  21. left edges lined up
  22. proximity
  23. False
  24. left edges lined up
  25. False
  26. both halves feel equal
  27. matching heading styles
  28. black text on yellow
  29. proximity
  30. small print for details
  31. repeated bullet icons
  32. contrast
  33. False
  34. contact details together
  35. repeated bullet icons
  36. False
  37. True
  38. one border on all pages
  39. matching heading styles
  40. balance

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